Percival Forename
Approximately 31,145 people bear this name
Percival Forename Definition:
A male name. this name seems to have been invented by Ghrestien de Troyes in the 12th C for the hero of his poem Percevale; it is French perce-val ‘pierce (the) valley’. There are not many early examples of its use as a christian name, the earliest noted being Sir Percivale Sowdon 1375.
Read More About This ForenamePercival Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 14,182 | 1:7,475 | 1,106 |
| Jamaica | - | 5,290 | 1:545 | 121 |
| South Africa | 99% | 3,838 | 1:14,209 | 2,182 |
| Brazil | 100% | 2,433 | 1:88,054 | 5,139 |
| United States | 100% | 1,753 | 1:206,809 | 7,279 |
| England | 100% | 1,354 | 1:41,066 | 2,080 |
| Ghana | - | 393 | 1:68,667 | 3,308 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Canada | 100% | 143 | 1:231,702 | 8,303 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 138 | 1:111,767 | 7,887 |
| Belize | 100% | 116 | 1:3,054 | 695 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 108 | 1:12,606 | 1,766 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Wales | 100% | 98 | 1:31,575 | 1,392 |
| Guyana | 100% | 90 | 1:8,481 | 1,340 |
| Bahamas | - | 67 | 1:5,961 | 839 |
| Barbados | - | 67 | 1:4,325 | 708 |
| Panama | 100% | 65 | 1:60,101 | 3,684 |
| Mexico | 98% | 60 | 1:2,069,074 | 12,147 |
| India | 100% | 39 | 1:31,150,717 | 630,417 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 35 | 1:2,840 | 589 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 28 | 1:2,189 | 487 |
| Chile | 100% | 26 | 1:677,200 | 7,237 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 26 | 1:4,292 | 768 |
| Scotland | 100% | 25 | 1:214,015 | 3,700 |
| Guam | - | 21 | 1:7,650 | 1,166 |
| Singapore | 100% | 20 | 1:314,353 | 9,609 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 18 | 1:6,097 | 946 |
| Australia | - | 17 | 1:803,390 | 10,545 |
| Argentina | 100% | 16 | 1:2,673,328 | 8,808 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 15 | 1:317,863 | 5,868 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 15 | 1:2,029,996 | 58,888 |
| Ireland | 100% | 14 | 1:331,680 | 4,801 |
| Zambia | - | 14 | 1:1,132,485 | 16,312 |
| Grenada | 100% | 13 | 1:8,317 | 1,152 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 13 | 1:13,658,797 | 139,235 |
| Liberia | 100% | 12 | 1:367,672 | 10,977 |
| Congo | 100% | 11 | 1:455,382 | 8,101 |
| Taiwan | - | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Swaziland | - | 9 | 1:144,464 | 1,815 |
| Jersey | - | 8 | 1:12,498 | 955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 8 | 1:1,019,039 | 71,574 |
| Peru | 100% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 6 | 1:29,636 | 2,683 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 6 | 1:96,826 | 5,869 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Russia | 100% | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 2 | 1:95,998 | 3,765 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Percival (19,257) may also be a surname.
Percival Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. this name seems to have been invented by Ghrestien de Troyes in the 12th C for the hero of his poem Percevale; it is French perce-val ‘pierce (the) valley’. There are not many early examples of its use as a christian name, the earliest noted being Sir Percivale Sowdon 1375. The surname Perceval is found rather earlier; it was a Norman name derived from the place-name Percheval.
Percyvallus Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Percyvell, Persivell Yorks Rec 1604. Persefall Church Registers of St. James’s, Clerkenwell, 1551-1754 1666.
An old male baptismal name mentioned by Camden; derived from a local name in Normandy. It is found Latinised Percivallus.
A Greek name, meaning: Courteous.
Percival Forename Popularity
Percival Demographics
Average Male Percival Height
173.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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